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Don Sutton pitched a three-hitter as the Astros blanked the Braves, 3-0. The Astros scored in the first inning on a walk to Phil Garner, double by Tony Scott and sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz. Scott singled home the first run of a two-tun third and later came in on a single by Danny Heep. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1981 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Astros 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 12 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Butler cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Puhl rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Garner 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Horner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Scott cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .279 Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Cruz lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .262 Linares lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Heep 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .255 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Ashby c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .256 Sinatro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Owen c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Perry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Montefusco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whisenton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 0 3 Totals 31 3 12 3 4 2 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 22,564 Left on Base: Braves 2, Astros 9 DP: Braves 2, Astros 1 Errors: Garner Doubles: Scott (17), Puhl (18) Stolen Bases: Scott (16) Caught Stealing: Butler (1), Reynolds (3) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (7) GIDP: Linares (9), Reynolds (6), Heep (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(7-8) 4 8 3 3 1 1 0 20 3.76 Bedrosian 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.89 Montefusco 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 10 3.54 Garber 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.10 Totals 8 12 3 3 4 2 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(10-8) 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 29 2.68 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 29 Balks: Montefusco (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford BRAVES 1ST: Butler singled to right; Washington flied out to right; Butler was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Garner walked; Scott doubled to right [Garner to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garner scored, Scott to third]; Heep struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Linares made an out to third; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled to left; Reynolds grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez made an out to first; Owen made an out to second; Perry popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (third to first); Puhl doubled to right; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to center [Scott to third]; Heep singled to left [Scott scored, Cruz to second]; Howe grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 4TH: Butler reached on an error by Garner [Butler to first]; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Butler to second]; Horner grounded out (third to first) [Butler to third]; Chambliss made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds made an out to second; Sutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 5TH: Linares singled to right; Hubbard flied out to center; Ramirez flied out to left; Owen forced Linares (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to center; Garner singled to left [Puhl to second]; BEDROSIAN REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third, Garner to second]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Heep grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Puhl out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 6TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR BEDROSIAN; Pocoroba struck out; Butler grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: MONTEFUSCO REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Howe flied out to center; Ashby singled to shortstop; Montefusco balked [Ashby to second]; Reynolds walked; Ashby was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Sutton singled to shortstop [Reynolds to second]; Puhl made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Horner struck out; Chambliss singled to center; Linares grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Garner lined to third; Scott singled to center; Scott stole second; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Scott to third]; Heep was walked intentionally; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); SMITH BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Debut game for Ken Smith; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR OWEN; Asselstine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: SINATRO REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING C ); GOMEZ REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PLAYING SS); GARBER REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Matt Sinatro; Reynolds singled to shortstop; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: WHISENTON BATTED FOR GARBER; Whisenton struck out; Butler flied out to left; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. |
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